Was it the cool May in Central Europe or were there other reasons for the numerous new publications of the month of May – nobody knows. In order to give you a better overview, these novelties are sorted below for the individual orchestra forms and instrument groups. Starting with symphonic […]
May 2019 – more than 170 new publications Weiterlesen »
The euphonium is described as “the most romantic” in the sound of brass instruments. It has a large range, both down and in the higher octaves, and good soloists enchant with their rich expressiveness. Here we present two CDs, one by the soloist Robbert Vos, the other in duet with
The many moods of the euphonist Weiterlesen »
Ten compositions were to be judged anonymously by the jury, in which Paul Hindmarsh, Oliver Waespi and Lucy Pankhurst were represented. EBBA Music Commission Chairman Paul Hindmarsh comments: “It has been an exceptional year. All ten compositions that we had to judge deserve much praise for the imagination, the craftsmanship
Stijn Aertgeerts wins with “Bipolarity” Weiterlesen »
Many call the composition style of the German-born Jacques Offenbach “more French than French” and so he became the most popular composer of Napoleon III. Jakob Eberscht was his real name and he was born on 20.06.1819 in Cologne as the seventh (of ten) children. In order to give his
On the occasion of Jacques Offenbach’s 200th birthday Weiterlesen »
Sigmund Freud said: “Leonardo da Vinci resembled a man who had awoken too early in the darkness, while all the others were still asleep.” In fact, da Vinci was far ahead of the knowledge of that time. He was a painter, sculptor, architect, anatomist, mechanic, engineer, writer, natural philosopher, inventor,
500 years of universal genius Leonardo da Vinci Weiterlesen »
It was in the late 1980s when I organized a seminar “Humor in wind music”. None other than Henk van Lijnschooten was a seminar leader. And one thing he quickly made clear to us: humour in music is not fun, but hard work. Not only the presented music has to
Humor in music is not funny! Weiterlesen »
The three colourful works of this world premiere recording are a representative selection of Catalan music of the 20th century, including popular Cobla band instruments such as the Tibel and the Tenora with their bright, penetrating reed reeds and the flabiol flute with its high tones. This CD brings together
Catalan Wind Music: World premiere recording with Barcelona Symphonic Band Weiterlesen »
A waltz with a sad background Can you compose a polka for a sad occasion? Yes, you can: if you are a musician colleague whose love was bohemian music. Just on the day he died, a large rainbow stood over his house. Tobias Krehlik of the S.o.B. band wrote the
Music under the rainbow Weiterlesen »
West Chester University Wind Ensemble with interesting contemporary music Conductor Andres Yozviak has intensively studied compositions based on a psychological background. “Hosannas” contains a collection of contemporary composers such as Kael Husa, John Corigliano, Charles Ives, Andrew Boysen jr. and the recently deceased David Maslanka. The latter is the eponym
Hosanna – a musical jubilation Weiterlesen »
Armin Suppan: Repertory of Marches for Wind Orchestra #1 and #2 Several years ago the Austrian Armin Suppan created an extensive list of current, traditional and successful marches. The title was “Repertorium der Märsche für Blasorchester” (Repertory of Marches for Wind Orchestra) Volumes 1 and 2. In addition to this extensive
Marches, Marches, Marches Weiterlesen »
